Originally posted in our January 2025 Top of Mind Newsletter.
Ongoing research published in the working paper Learning to See the World’s Opportunities* underscores how visualization skills enhance entrepreneurial success for any individual. Entrepreneurs who actively engage in positive mental imagery improve their financial stability, creative problem-solving, and access to credit. However, not everyone has equal access to this skill—past hardships and trauma can limit one’s ability to visualize a positive future. But, like any skill, visualization can be improved upon.
This makes training in visualization techniques essential, both formally and informally. Embarking on opportunity discovery journeys in an intellectually safe setting allows the latent entrepreneur to break out of disempowering patterns, seeing mental obstacles in new ways.
By intentionally developing these skills through a variety of mediums, we can empower more entrepreneurs to overcome internal and external barriers, leverage intrinsic motivation, and pursue compelling goals with clarity and confidence.
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